The Cold War and the Fifties

Class # 3: (Orange) Thursday June 5th (Green and Blue) Friday June 6th

Focus:
How did 1950's policy and the GI bill contribute to the disparity in wealth between black and white citizens?
Case Study: Vietnam War case study

Activities:
1. Finish Race Power of Illusion- pages 30
2. Vietnam War


Homework:
Test- Tuesday June 10th

Civic Literacy - Thursday June 12th (Assignment due # 2) and Final Exam Civic Literacy component will be answer 6/12

Class # 2 (Orange and Blue) Wednesday June 4th (Green) Thursday June 5th

Focus: How did 1950's policy and the GI bill contribute to the disparity in wealth between black and white citizens?

Activities:
1. Read Picture Window- page 25
2. Powerpoint 1950's

2. Race power of Illusion- page 30


Homework:
Read the Feminine Mystique- p. 24- Follow the directions on the left-side of paper

Class # 1 (Orange) Monday June 2nd and (Blue and Green) Tuesday June 3rd

Focus: How did containment drive U.S. foreign policy in the postwar era?

Activities:
1. Get final Exam review guide
2. Finish Reading p. 3 of reader (Analyzing Motives)
3. Watch Cold War Video and answer questions on pages 4-6- if you miss class be sure to come and watch this.


Homework:
Civic Literacy due June 12th
Assessment WWII and Cold War Tuesday 6/10
Blue and Orange (Due Wednesday 6/4) Green (Thursday 6/5): Read in textbook pages 942-947 and answer questions in reader page 10+11